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Ask a guy who had LL 7 years ago (Stryde)

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E Z
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Posted on Jul 31, 2025, 11:53 pm
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It has been 7 long years. I haven’t really kept up with this forum at all but I feel like if II can be of any help to anyone, I’m here


My Stryde nails are still in my legs because at the time, removing them gave me serious PTSD. I wanted to never be back in that doctors office again and I feel completely fine and healthy thank god.

Credit to Dr Mahboubian, I have no idea what he’s doing nowadays but he did a tremendous job in my case.
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Pax Augusta
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Posted on Aug 1, 2025, 12:17 pm
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How much did you lengthened? How is your athletic ability now?
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E Z
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Posted on Aug 1, 2025, 5:10 pm
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Lengthened 3 inches/femurs.

Athletic ability as in walking, lifting weight I’m fine. I wasn’t extremely athletic to begin with but my legs feel back to 100% strength.

I can’t run as fast as I could but I could certainly run fine.
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Hatch
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Posted on Aug 1, 2025, 7:41 pm
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Quote from: E Z on July 31, 2025, 11:53:27 PMIt has been 7 long years. I haven’t really kept up with this forum at all but I feel like if II can be of any help to anyone, I’m here


My Stryde nails are still in my legs because at the time, removing them gave me serious PTSD. I wanted to never be back in that doctors office again and I feel completely fine and healthy thank god.

Credit to Dr Mahboubian, I have no idea what he’s doing nowadays but he did a tremendous job in my case.

Could you tell more about this PTSD. Did something went horrible wrong or why you got that? Have you always feared doctors / surgery etc.?
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Posted on Aug 2, 2025, 7:33 am
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Quote from: E Z on July 31, 2025, 11:53:27 PMIt has been 7 long years. I haven’t really kept up with this forum at all but I feel like if II can be of any help to anyone, I’m here


My Stryde nails are still in my legs because at the time, removing them gave me serious PTSD. I wanted to never be back in that doctors office again and I feel completely fine and healthy thank god.

Credit to Dr Mahboubian, I have no idea what he’s doing nowadays but he did a tremendous job in my case.
Isn't it damgerous to leave stryde in your feet? As far as I remember it could get rusted, thats why it went out of the market. I truly believe that you should remove any internal nail, especially stryde, after you are fully consolidated. Your feet will feel even better and you avoid risk like breaking your bone with the nail inside and of course, with stryde especially, rusting.
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Posted on Aug 3, 2025, 1:45 am
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When I finished the lengthening process, I completely stopped coming to this forum and didn’t realize Stryde was recalled and it wasn’t safe to leave the nail inside. I was never notified or anything, and it has been 7 years and I feel completely fine.

I read that there could be complications with removing a nail after a long time and I just don’t want to ever go thru something like that again. My blood tests are fine, my health is great, I only weigh 155 pounds at 5’9 so I’m not very heavy.
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Posted on Aug 3, 2025, 1:47 am
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Quote from: Hatch on August 01, 2025, 07:41:26 PMCould you tell more about this PTSD. Did something went horrible wrong or why you got that? Have you always feared doctors / surgery etc.?
After the whole process, it takes a toll on your mental health. The pain for me was unbearable.. the lengthening process, etc I just never wanted to be reminded of what I went thru again.

It still gives me goosebumps that I actually went ahead and did it.
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Posted on Aug 3, 2025, 8:28 pm
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Quote from: E Z on August 03, 2025, 01:45:02 AMWhen I finished the lengthening process, I completely stopped coming to this forum and didn’t realize Stryde was recalled and it wasn’t safe to leave the nail inside. I was never notified or anything, and it has been 7 years and I feel completely fine.

I read that there could be complications with removing a nail after a long time and I just don’t want to ever go thru something like that again. My blood tests are fine, my health is great, I only weigh 155 pounds at 5’9 so I’m not very heavy.

Man, go to remove your Strydes because if it will get rusted, you'll be in danger...
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Hatch
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Posted on Aug 3, 2025, 9:21 pm
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I have understood with stryde the whole journey been way easier compared to mechanical clicking nails. How did you have so much pain? Didn't you get prober painkillers?
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